Electronics Forum | Mon Jun 03 06:40:54 EDT 2002 | ianchan
Fair greetings, just a thought on flash gold plating... stubborn brat am I?! thou shalt need to know whether the selective gold plating is for solderability enhancement purpose? or any other undisclosed purpose? at least thy hast not received any i
Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 13 15:33:49 EDT 2002 | john
I opened a two product boxes which are similar and have PCBs. The PCB in one box is gold plated. Can anyone explain why it needs gold plating? Thanks in advance
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 20 19:15:39 EDT 2002 | stownsend
On a gold plated PCB, when in the PCB fab process is the gold plating applied? How about OSP, when in the process is OSP applied?
Electronics Forum | Sat Apr 10 11:47:16 EDT 2004 | mskler
Hi all, When we are producing A gold Plated PCB Then the Prob Of Dry soldering is coming Profile temps are 130, 150, 180,and 220 top & 215 bottom.Then what are the other causes or Precautions may be taken.
Electronics Forum | Mon Dec 06 16:54:38 EST 2004 | Gopinath A
Hi, I understand that solder dipping of gold plated units (PCB or component lead) is not the ideal solderability test (leaching of gold in the solder bath being one reason). Would anyone have recommendations as to the ideal solderability tests for g
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 28 19:56:59 EDT 2005 | davef
Matt: Yes, if the gold was really thick, it could appear like your pictures. In measuring gold plating thickness, we'd want to use xray fluorescence [XRF]. For alternatives, look here: http://www.pfonline.com/articles/pfd0027.html
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 26 12:34:09 EDT 2005 | Adam
Hi Does anyone know where I can find information with regards to what is allowable when it comes to scratches and the depth of scratches on gold plated items Thanks Adam.
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 21 10:35:37 EDT 2012 | davef
Flash gold is just thin electrolytic gold plating over electroless nickel or electrolytic nickel. Flash gold plating ... * Less than 3 microinch thick will be porous and take solder poorly * Greater than 10 microinch thick will cause brittle solder c
Electronics Forum | Thu Jan 09 12:14:11 EST 2014 | hegemon
Not an expert on Gold Plating, but I would think that if you are making mechanical contact with the gold, that hard gold plating would be better. Immersion plating in this industry is typical for protection of solderable surfaces, and is pretty thin,
Electronics Forum | Mon Nov 09 06:28:03 EST 2015 | recard
Hi guys, we have a problem and I hope something can give nme some new information. We have big solderability problems with a gold plated board. We changed the paste already, but there is no improvement. Could the Vapor phase Technology cause the p
